A freeze on the auctioning of some CO2 permits to help boost investment was approved for a second time by Environment Committee MEPs on Wednesday after the full House narrowly rejected the measure in April. The committee proposes stricter conditions and advocates an earlier, predictable reintroduction of credits. MEPs also propose earmarking a portion of permit auction revenues for innovation.
Use of climate-unfriendly fluorinated gases should be banned in new air-conditioning appliances and refrigerators by 2020, according to a vote on draft legislation in the Environment Committee on Wednesday. Overall use of potent hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) greenhouse gases should be reduced 84% by 2030, MEPs say.
Draft EU rules on clinical trials of new medicines were endorsed by the Public Health Committee on Wednesday. A regulation designed to encourage research whilst protecting patients' rights is to replace an existing directive with simpler, more uniform rules. The new text makes specific provision for low-risk trials, clarifies the duties of ethics committees and details how to obtain informed consent from patients.
Rules on the labelling and content of baby milk and foods for special medical purposes should be better defined in order to protect consumers and distinguish more clearly between foods for normal consumption and foods for specific groups, says a deal struck by Parliament and Council negotiators. The agreement, unanimosly approved by the public health committee on Wednesday, also covers some low-calorie diets.
a) õhu-, pinnase- ja veereostus, jäätmemajandus ning ringlussevõtt, ohtlikud ained ja valmistised, müratase, kliimamuutus, bioloogilise mitmekesisuse kaitse;
b) säästev areng;
c) rahvusvahelised ja piirkondlikud meetmed ning kokkulepped, mille eesmärk on kaitsta keskkonda;
d) keskkonnale tekitatud kahju kõrvaldamine;
e) kodanikukaitse;
f) Euroopa Keskkonnaagentuur;
g) Euroopa Kemikaaliamet;
a) rahvatervisealased programmid ja erimeetmed;
b) farmaatsia- ja kosmeetikatooted;
c) bioterrorismi inimtervisega seotud aspektid;
d) Euroopa Ravimiamet ning Haiguste Ennetamise ja Tõrje Euroopa Keskus;
a) toiduainete märgistamine ja ohutus;
b) veterinaaria-alased õigusaktid, mis käsitlevad inimeste tervise kaitset; toiduainete ja nende tootmissüsteemide sanitaarkontroll;
c) Euroopa Toiduohutusamet ning Euroopa Toidu- ja Veterinaaramet.